Fishing reel



FISHING REEL Original Fii ed Dec. 9, 1955 1 9 85 2s 5;; 5 V v 8 29 49 220 80-- FQQS. 35..

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Reissued June 7,- 1938 Re. r 20,751

FISHING REEL Hyla F. Maynes, North Tonawanda, N. Y., as-

signor of one-half to Emma C. Maynes, North Tonawanda, N. Y.

t Original No. 2,040,777, dated May 12, 1938, Serial No. 53,635,December 9, 1935.

Application for reissue September 16, 1937, Serial No. 164,246

13 Claims.

it has particular relation to mechanism for dnving elements of levelwind devices to insure proper reversal of afishing line in its travelfrom end to end on a spool upon which it is wound.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting forgears, pinions and spool shafts in a reel construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement atcertain locations to prevent delay in reversal of a fishing line in itslateral movement from end to end'of the line winding spool.

Another object of.the invention is to provide an improved assembly andoperating mechanism for reel spools and level wind members of a fishingreel.

The invention involves improvements in the type of fishing reeldisclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 25,275, June 6, 1935,ma-

tured into Patent No. 2,027,306, granted January '7, 1936.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a. view of a reel wherein a plan of certain portions of thereel is illustrated and other portions thereof are broken away tbillustrate structural elements in horizontal section;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section illustrating the mounting of a levelwind device in the end housings of a fishing reel;

.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, on a larger scale, and taken alongthe crank shaft of the fishing reel; and

Fig. 4 is a. cross section taken substantially along the line IVIV ofFig. 1.

In practicing the invention a pair of parallel disc-like heads or endplates Ill and I2 are assembled with cup shaped end casings l5 and I6,respectively, by means of spacing bars I! disposed through both theplates and casings adjacent their marginal portions. Inwardly turnedflanges I8 of the casings abut the .plates I0 and I2 adjacent theirmarginal edges to provide closed chambers or housings l9, and thecasings are 5 provided with annular beveled wall sections or zones 2|]adjacent their outer extremities. These elements Ill-l5 and l2-l6 thusconstitute end frame members cooperating with the bars IT to completethe main body structure of the reel. 50 End portions of the spacing barsare reduced in diameter to provide shoulders or abutments 22 forpositioning the plates Ill and 12 in spaced parallel relation. Suitablefastening elements 23,

such as screws, and having heads 24 are threaded axially into reducedend portions 25 of the bars heads 24 abut the wall portions 28 insecuring the (Cl. 24244.4) This invention relates to a fishing reel andIT to secure the end plates, casings and bars in rigidly assembledrelation. The beveled sections or zones 25 are provided with recesses 21defined by fiatwall portions 28 parallel to the end plates ill and I2and by shoulders 29. The fastener elements together. Since these heads(10 not extend outwardly beyond the' outer plane of the end casings,they blend with the beveled configuration of these casings in partiallyobscured 10 relation in the recesses 21 and are protected by thesurrounding shoulders 29 defining the recesses.

A pair of adjacent bars I1 are rigidly secured to .a, saddle 26 adaptedto be mounted upon the 15 fishing rod (not shown) for the purpose ofsupporting the reel in a conventional manner suitable forits normaloperation. I

A double crank .30 is non-rotatably secured upon the outer end'portionof a sleeve 32 that is formed rigidly as an axial extension of a drivinggear 33 and, together with this gear, is rotatably mounted upon abearing stud '35. A head 36 'formedintegrally upon the inner end' of thestud is rigidly carried in the end plate l2, and a nut or screw threadedcap 31 secured upon the outer end of the sleeve 32 maintains the crankand sleeve 32 in their proper relative positions.

A socket 38 formed in the outer end portion 30 of thecap 31 firmlyembraces a jewel bearing element 39 which impinges against a cooperatingjewel bearing element lll provided upon the outer .cated at 49,coaxially with such sleeve in the outer wall of the casing I6. Theportion of the crank 30 adjacent the junction thereof with the sleeve 32does not abut the outer end of the easink 48.

A relatively small gear is rigidly secured upon a reduced end portion 52of a spool shaft 53 that has each end portion rotatablycarried in abearing support 55 mounted rigidly in the wall of each of the endcasings. Each bearing 50 support 55 is provided with acap 56 threadedthereon'and is formed with a socket 5B in its outer end portion firmlyembracing a jewel thrust bearing element 59 which impinges against acooperating jewel bearing element 50 mounted upon 55 the en'd'wgf thereduced spool shaft portion 52. .An inner socket 52 separated from thesocket 58 by a flange 63 carries a flexible washer 65 composed ofmaterial, such as fibre or felt, which is confined between the socketflange :33 and the bearing support 55. A shell or cup 66 fits about theinner end of the cap t6 and the inner portion is confined between theouter wall of the casing 16 and the inner end of the cap 55.

A pair of cupped discs ll are secured coaxially upon a central spoolsleeve it of the spool shaft 53 by means of end portions 75 of thesleeve which are spun outwardly about an intermediate wall portion ofeach disc through which the sleeve 13 extends. The shaft 53 fits tightlyin the sleeve 13 and a portion of the shaft has a serrated or upsetsection 15 which is forced into the sleeve and insures a firm and rigidassembly of these elements. The outer margin ll of each disc H1 isturned outwardly toward and into an annular groove 18 that is formed onthe end plate and in such manner as to insure the extremity of the discbeing disposed'in the groove, but without interfering with relativerotation be tween the disc and end plates.

As best shown in Figs. 1 and 3, an annular gear is rigidly securedaxially of one end of the sleeve 32 in a recessed portion 82 thereof andin axial offset relation to the gear 33. observed that the adjacentinner ends of the gear 80 and sleeve 32 are flush and are spacedslightly from the head 38 of the bearing stud 35. By manipulating thecap 3'5 the bearing elements 39 and 40 are brought together and both ofthese inner flush ends are prevented from bearing against the stud head35. In turning the crank 30 the tendency is naturally to press inwardly,against the reel ends, thereby imposing pressure upon the thrust bearingelements 39 and so. The sleeve 48. can be composed of such material asto provide at its inner end a suitable thrust bearing element for thesleeve 32 or gear 33 to counteract the tendency of the sleeve to move inan outward direction. v

The gear 89 meshes with a larger gear 85 which is carried rigidly uponone end of a shaft 36 reaching from one end plate iii to the other endplate [2. A bearing sleeve 87 rigidly mounted in the end plate i2supports the shaft 86 and the end portion'of this shaft is rigidly.mounted in an axial bearing extension 88 of the gear 85; Inside thecasing 35, the shaft 36 has a driving connection arranged like the gear85 for driving the level wind operating mechanism 89 (Fig. 2) in amanner clearlydescribed in -my patent referred to above.

It will be observed that the gearing members 85, 9B and 92 having theirperipheries adjacent the peripheries of the discs ill and I2 are alsolocated closely adjacent the side surfaces of these discs. Thus theouter portions of the casings can be formed with the sloping or beveledsections 20 without interfering with the proper operation of the gearingand these beveled sections mate rially enhance the appearance of thereel.

' The mechanism 8$is provided with an oscillatable gear segment 91!which engages a pinion. 32 mounted rigidly upon the end of a level windshaft 93 and a resilient split ring 85 is sprung into a groove 96 formedin the shaft to prevent the pinion 92 from being displaced from the endof-the shaft. Opposite end hearing portions 98 and 99 of the level windshaftare journalled I in bearings llfl formed as parts of protective Itwill be shells M2 whichl are rigidly secured in the end plates if! andi2.

Annular flanges ms integral with the shells i632 have their outersurfaces 894 beveled inwardly and converge toward each other. Theseflanges overlap the end portions of the shaft as adjacent its bearings98 and 99.

The body of the spiral shaft 93 is composed of suitable material, suchas wire, which is bent into the desired spiral form. Adjacent thesebearing portions 93 and 519 the spiral shaft has offset sections 595 andits at which the spiraling of the shaft begins, and the spiralconfiguration extends slightly less than one completecircumferentialturn while extending longitudinally substantially thedistance between the bearing portions 88 and 99. The ratio between thegear segment and the. pinion 92 is such that the oscillation of the gearsegment in either direction from its respective limits of oscillationcauses slightly less than one complete revolution of the level windshaft 93.

Since the spiral configuration of the shaft 93 traverses slightly lessthan one complete circumferential portion of the shaft, and the latterin each cyclev of oscillation turns slightly less than one completerevolution, the fishing line lot lying upon the spiral will be. shiftedlaterally from side to side, or in other words, from end to end of thespool 53-43 in response to the oscillatory movement of the segment 9ft.The spiral surface of the shaft, which'is substantially uniformlycircular in cross scctionprovides a cam like action upon the line inshifting it. The offset portions lll5-and Illlfi at the end p013 tionsof the shaft automatically reverse the shift.

' ing action upon the line adjacent the ends of the shaft upon reversalof the'rotative motion of the jacent the shaft ends or after it has beenwhipped laterally by rapid movement thereof, the beveled flanges I93 areprovided to prevent the line from reaching the outer extremities of theshaft portions liltand I06. When the line falls upon either of theannular beveled surfaces lM it is immediately guided inwardly to assureits proper position for level wind guiding upon the spiral I shaft.

Although only illustrative structure involving invention has been shownand described in detail it is apparent to those skilled in the art thatthe invention is not so limited but that various changes may be madetherein without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1'. In a fishing reel having means for winding a fishing line thereon, alevel wind shaft having guiding portions for shifting the fishing linealternately from end to end of the reel, means for driving the levelwind shaft, and means overlapping a portion of the shaft for shiftingthe line into guided position upon the shaft adjacent an end thereof.

2. In a. fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing line thereon,a level wind shaft formed nately from end to end of the reel, mechanismfor driving the level wind shaft, bearings in the reel for the shaftends, and a member carried in the reel adjacent each end of the shaftand extending inwardly toward each other for shifting the line intoguided position upon the shaft upon-the falling of the line upon saidmember.

3. In a fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing line thereon,a level wind shaft formed with portions for guiding the fishing linealternately from end to end of the reel, mechanism for driving'the levelwind shaft, bearings in the reel structure for supporting the shaftends, shielding means in the reel disposed adjacent the end bearings forthe shaft in overlapping relation to the end portions of the shaft forshifting the line into guided position upon the shaft upon the fallingof the line upon said means.

4. In a fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing line thereon,a level wind shaft formed with means for guiding the fishing linealternately from end to end of the reel, mechanism for driving the levelwind shaft, bearings in the reel structure for supporting opposite endportions of the shaft, inwardly sloping shielding means in the reeldisposed adjacent the bearings for spacing the line from the junction ofthe shaft and its bearings when the line falls toward said junction.

5. In 'a fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing line thereon,a level wind shaft formed with means for guiding the fishing line fromend to end of the reel, mechanism for driving the level wind shaft,bearings in the reel structure for supporting the shaft ends, hoods inthe reel structure adjacent the bearing supports of the shaft and havingsurfaces sloping toward each other and toward the axis of the shaft forshifting the line into guided position upon the shaft upon the fallingof the line upon either of said hoods. I

6. In a fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing line thereon,a level wind shaft formed with means for guiding the fishing line fromend to end of the reel, casings at opposite ends of the reel, means inthe casings for driving said devices and shaft, said shaft havingbearings in said casings, hoods extending from the casings andoverlapping end portions of the shaft for shifting the line into guidedposition upon the shaft upon the falling of the line upon said hoods.'7. In 'a fishing reel having devices for winding a fishing linethereon, a level wind shaft formed with means for guiding the fishingline from end to end of the reel, disc plates incorporated'at oppositeends of the reel and rotatably support- .ing the shaft, said devicesincluding a crank having a bearing sleeve connected thereto, said sleevehaving driving connection with said shaft, a stud mounted in one of thedisc plates and rotatably supporting the sleeve, and a Jewel thrustbearing carried by the outer end of the sleeve and engaging the outerend of the stud forspacing the inner sleeve end out of thrust bearingrelation to both the inner end of the stud and the stud supportingplate, the latter disc plate having thereon bearing means preventingoutward displacement of the sleeve.

8. A fishing reel comprising opposed end plates, means for rigidlyassembling said plates in spaced relation, a level wind device carriedby the plates, a spool rotatable in the plates for receiving a fishingline, a bearing stud having a head portion rigidly mounted in one of theplates, a sleeve rotatable on said stud and carrying a crank forrotating it, said sleeve having driving connections with the level winddevice and with the spool, and a:jewel bearing member adjustable axiallyupon the outer end of the sleeve and bearing against the outer end ofthe stud and maintaining the inner end of the sleeve out of thrustbearing contact with other elements of the reel to protect the adjacentelements of the sleeve and stud mounting against wear, the latter discplate having thereon means maintaining the sleeve against outwarddisplacement from the stud.

9. In a fishing reel having end members, a line I winding spool andlevel wind'mechanism carried in the end members, a powertransmittingsleeve having a crank rigid therewith, a gear rigidlycarried on the inner end portion of the sleeve, a smaller gear rigidlycarried on theinner end of the sleeve and extending axially beyond thefirst gear, one of the end members having a bearing portion of thesleeve free from all thrust bearing relation whereby inward pressureincidental to operating the reel crank is absorbed by said thrustbearing elements, means carried by one of the end members to preventoutward axial dis-- placement of the sleeve, and means for connectingsaid gears in driving relation to the winding spool and level windmechanism;

10. In a fishing reel comprising devices for Winding a fishing linethereon, said devices including a line winding spool shaft, end membersincorporated at opposite end portions of the reel sleeve, and a thrustbearing carried by the outer end of the sleeve and engaging the outerend of the stud for spacing the inner sleeve end free from thrustbearing relation to both the inner end portion of the stud and the studsupporting member, the latter end member having thereon 7 bearing meanspreventing outward, displacement of the sleeve. from the stud.

11. A. fishing reel comprising opposed end members, means rigidlysecuring said members in 'spaced'assembled relation, a spool rotatablycarried in said members for receiving a fishing line, a bearingstudhaving an end portion rigidly mounted in one of said end members, asleeve rotatable on said stud and carrying a crank for rotating it, saidsleeve having driving connections with the spool to rotate the latter,and a thrust bearing positioned axially upon the outer end portion ofthe sleeve and bearing against the outer end of the stud and maintainingthe inner end of the sleeve out of thrust bearing .contact with otherelements of the reel to protect the adjacent elements of. the sleeve andstud mounting against wear, the last mentioned and member ghavingthereon bearing means maintaining the tact with the outer end of thestud whereby the stud rotatebly' carries the sleeve, the inner end;

- of the sleeve being free from thrust hearing engagement to protectadjacent reel structure and the sleeve end from wear.

13. In a, fishing reel having a bearing stud, means for supporting theinner end portion of the bearing stud inthe reel, a sleeve rotatable en10 said stud and carrying a crank at its outer end axially of the latterand in thrust bearing conto facilitate manual operstlon thereof, and

means demountably assembled axlaliy on, saici sleeve and including itthrust bearing element abutting the outer end of the stud whereby thestud rotatably' carries the sleeve, the inner end of the sleeve beingfree from thrust bearing engagement to protect adjacent reel, structureabout the inner sleeve end from weer.

HYLA F. MAYNES.

